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The Best New Trivia Show You Should Be Watching: MLB Network's Baseball IQ

Posted from Athletics Nation 2 days ago
Oakland : Oakland Blogs

So, in case you didn't hear, Moneyball received six Oscar nominations yesterday; Best Picture, Lead Actor, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing and Sound Mixing. From Moneyball's Facebook Page: Brad Pitt on his Best Actor Oscar nomination for Moneyball: "This one was a little more spe... (original story)

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Our New Prospects And The "Best Available Comps" Bell Curve

Posted from Athletics Nation 2 days ago
Oakland : Oakland Blogs

I'm not a big fan of looking at true "ceilings" and "floors" with prospects, simply because a ceiling is a "best possible scenario" that almost no prospect actually reaches, while every prospect has a floor of "total bust" - and many reach it! More interesting to me is to look at who, among pla... (original story)

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Offseason Recap and the Return of the Community Prospect List!

Posted from Athletics Nation 2 days ago
Oakland : Oakland Blogs

And now we go to the 2015 team, or as I would like to call it, the Community Prospect List! With all the trades we have experienced this off season; the list should look vastly different compared to last years. This year, I am also going to try a new voting style. Expanding from last year&rs... (original story)

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01/22/12 - Show #332: "Reggie, don't be a Veggie - Raiders 2012 Search for a new Head Coach"

Posted from Raider Nation Podcast - Oak... 2 days ago
Oakland : Oakland Podcasts

TOPICS: Segment #1: "Reggie, don't be a veggie" After listening to introductory press conference for new Raiders General Manager Reggie McKenzie, Raider Greg was expecting a quick dismissal of many administrative personnel. There has been no announcement of such a reorganization so far, and Raider... (original story)

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Defense Independent Perfect Games

Posted from Athletics Nation 2 days ago
Oakland : Oakland Blogs

I love defense-independent pitching staffs. I love them because a poorly positioned outfielder lets a hit drop him and then the pitcher gets blamed. I love them because a third basemen cant react fast enough when playing in on the line and a ball gets by him into left field. I love the... (original story)

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BY THE NUMBERS

Posted from Oakland Workers Comp Blog b... 2 days ago
Oakland : Oakland Law and Politics

What was the impact of the adoption of an AMA-based permanent disability rating schedule in California?That was the question addressed in a significant new study by Frank Neuhauser, Executive Director of the UC Berkeley based Center for the Study of Social Insurance.My last post briefly covered a pr... (original story)

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Taking a look at the A's current roster and farm system, are the A's really best set up to win in...

Posted from Athletics Nation 6 days ago
Oakland : Oakland Blogs

Taking a look at the A's current roster and farm system, are the A's really best set up to win in 2015? Looks likely as the service time of the top prospects lines up. Click for full post on Beyond the Box Score (original story)

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The "Service Clock" Problem And Why It Isn't One

Posted from Athletics Nation 6 days ago
Oakland : Oakland Blogs

First off, I'm on record saying my ideal scenario is to see Tommy Milone make the rotation out of spring training, but to see Jarrod Parker, who is coming off of TJS, and Brad Peacock, who still has some refinement work to do on his changeup, start at AAA and delay their service clocks another year ... (original story)

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You're the GM of the Oakland Athletics

Posted from Athletics Nation 6 days ago
Oakland : Oakland Blogs

So Billy Beane finally got frustrated and decided to manage an English Premier League team.* He left you in charge. Good luck. Do well, and George Clooney will portray you in Moneyball II. Do poorly and you'll have to explain to your kids why you're working at Dick's Sporting Goods. Yo... (original story)

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It's Official: There's No Place Like Gomes

Posted from Athletics Nation 6 days ago
Oakland : Oakland Blogs

Jon Heyman reports that the A's have indeed come to an agreement with Petaluma's Jonny Gomes, on what is reportedly a major league deal.The signing has been presumed for the past couple days, and as a result there has been some discussion already about whether or not you feel this is a good move. Pe... (original story)